Cable told everyone present his entire story, from beginning to end.
"That really is a heartbreaking ending."
Venti sighed. "But your enemy, Russell, hasn't actually become a murderous monster yet. He's still just a child. Maybe there's still a chance he can change?"
"Is there? Rather than putting my faith in something that uncertain, I'd prefer to put a bullet through his forehead."
Anger seeped into Cable's voice. "The moment he burst into my house and murdered my wife and child, he destroyed the only things that made it a home."
"If you could go back in time, would you kill the man who shot your girlfriend, or would you give him another chance?"
Cable looked at Deadpool.
"I'd invite him to get freaky. What do you think?! Of course I'd put a bullet in him. But that murderer you're talking about isn't Russell. He doesn't have to become that person. He can still be saved. I stake my integrity on it."
Cable immediately frowned.
Everyone else: ...
"What! Why are you all making those faces? What's wrong with my integrity?"
Deadpool blinked innocently.
Domino had no intention of sparing his feelings. She shrugged, holding back laughter as she spoke. "I think you'd better not stake your promise on something that doesn't exist."
Deadpool glared at her.
"Fine, I admit Russell isn't exactly a good kid. He has emotional issues, probably some learning difficulties, maybe he can't even add and subtract numbers under ten, and he has severe diabetes. But I'm not going to kill a child."
Cable's expression stiffened for a moment at Deadpool's words, but he quickly regained his composure. "I'm not asking you to kill a child. I'll kill him."
Cable's words plunged the atmosphere back below freezing. This time, however, no one argued with him. After